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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services Overview
Information: National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
(NIDRR)—Research Fellowships
Program; Notice Inviting Applications
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)
2005
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Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
None.
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Estimated Available Funds: $500,000.
Maximum Award: Merit Fellowships:
$45,000; Distinguished Fellowships:
$55,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 10 for
both Merit and Distinguished
Fellowships.
Full Text of Announcement
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
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Note: Institutions are not eligible to be
recipients of Research Fellowships.
Project Period: 12 months.
From casualty reports and
investigations received from
commander, medical personnel,
medical examiners, and other related
official sources.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.133F–3.
Dates: Applications Available: April
25, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: June 24, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: Only individuals
who have training and experience that
indicate a potential for engaging in
scientific research related to the
solution of rehabilitation problems of
individuals with disabilities are eligible.
The program provides two categories of
Research Fellowships: Merit
Fellowships and Distinguished
Fellowships.
(a) To be eligible for a Distinguished
Fellowship, an individual must have
seven or more years of research
experience in subject areas, methods, or
techniques relevant to rehabilitation
research and must have a doctorate,
other terminal degree, or comparable
academic qualifications.
(b) To be eligible for a Merit
Fellowship, an individual must have
either advanced professional training or
independent study experience in an
area that is directly pertinent to
disability and rehabilitation. In the most
recent competitions, recipients of a
Merit Fellowship had research
experience at the doctoral level.
Note: NIDRR supports the goals of
President Bush’s New Freedom Initiative
(NFI). The NFI can be accessed on the
Internet at the following site: https://
www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/newfreedom/
The Fellowship program is in concert
with NIDRR’s 1999–2003 Long-Range
Plan (Plan). The Plan is comprehensive
and integrates many issues relating to
disability and rehabilitation research
and development topics. The Plan can
be accessed on the Internet at the
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following site: https://www.ed.gov/
about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/
policy.html.
Through the implementation of the
Plan, NIDRR seeks to: (1) Improve the
quality and utility of disability and
rehabilitation research; (2) foster an
exchange of expertise, information, and
training to facilitate the advancement of
knowledge and understanding of the
unique needs of traditionally
underserved populations; (3) determine
best strategies and programs to improve
rehabilitation outcomes for underserved
populations; (4) identify research gaps;
(5) identify mechanisms of integrating
research and practice; and (6)
disseminate findings.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(ii), this priority is from the
regulations for this program (34 CFR
part 356).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2005 this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Research Fellowships Program
Fellows must conduct original research
in an area authorized by section 204 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended. Section 204 authorizes
research designed to maximize the full
inclusion and integration into society,
employment, independent living,
family, support, and economic and
social self-sufficiency of individuals
with disabilities, especially individuals
with the most severe disabilities.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(e).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
provisions in Education Department
General Administrative Regulations
(EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 77, 82, 84, and
85; (b) 34 CFR sections 350.51–52; and
(c) 34 CFR part 356, Disability and
Rehabilitation Research Fellowships.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $500,000.
Maximum Award: Merit Fellowships:
$45,000; Distinguished Fellowships:
$55,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 10 for
both Merit and Distinguished
Fellowships.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: 12 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Only
individuals who have training and
experience that indicate a potential for
engaging in scientific research related to
the solution of rehabilitation problems
of individuals with disabilities are
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eligible. The program provides two
categories of Research Fellowships:
Merit Fellowships and Distinguished
Fellowships.
(a) To be eligible for a Distinguished
Fellowship, an individual must have
seven or more years of research
experience in subject areas, methods, or
techniques relevant to rehabilitation
research and must have a doctorate,
other terminal degree, or comparable
academic qualifications.
(b) To be eligible for a Merit
Fellowship, an individual must have
either advanced professional training or
independent study experience in an
area that is directly pertinent to
disability and rehabilitation. In the most
recent competitions, recipients of a
Merit Fellowship had research
experience at the doctoral level.
Note: Institutions are not eligible to be
recipients of Fellowships.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not involve cost sharing
or matching.
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IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: You may obtain an application
package via Internet or from the ED
Publications Center (ED Pubs). To
obtain a copy via Internet use the
following address: https://www.ed.gov/
fund/grant/apply/grantapps/.
To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write
or call the following: ED Pubs, P.O. Box
1398, Jessup, MD 20794–1398.
Telephone (toll free): 1–877–433–7827.
FAX: (301) 470–1244. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), you may call (toll free): 1–877–
576–7734.
You may also contact ED Pubs at its
Web site: www.ed.gov/pubs/
edpubs.html or you may contact ED
Pubs at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED
Pubs, be sure to identify this
competition as follows: CFDA Number
84.133F.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain a copy of the application package
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the program
contact person listed under section VII
of this notice.
Applicants submitting a paper
application must place their Social
Security Number in Block #2 on the ED
424 form in place of the D–U–N–S
Number. Applicants submitting
electronically using Grants.gov must
place their Social Security Number in
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Block #6 on the SF 424 in place of the
Employer Identification Number (EIN).
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in
the application package for this
competition. The application package
will provide instructions for completing
all components to be included in either
the paper application or electronically
using Grants.gov. Each application must
include the required forms; an abstract;
Human Subjects narrative, if applicable;
Part III narrative; resume; and other
related materials, if applicable.
Note: Part II, the budget section, is not
required for this program and should not be
included.
Page Limit: The application narrative (Part
III of the application) is where you, the
applicant, address the selection criteria that
reviewers use to evaluate your application.
You must limit Part III to the equivalent of
no more than 24 pages using the following
standards:
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side
only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
and both sides.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative, including titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, and captions, as well as all
text in charts, tables, figures, and
graphs.
• Use a font that is either 12 point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch).
The page limit does not apply to Part
I, Application for Federal Assistance;
Part IV, the assurances and
certifications; or the one-page abstract,
the resumes, the bibliography, or the
letters of support. However, you must
include all of the narrative in Part III.
We will reject your application if—
• You apply these standards and
exceed the page limit; or
• You apply these standards and
exceed the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: April 25,
2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: June 24, 2005.
Applications for grants under this
competition may be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov
Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper
format by mail or hand delivery. For
information (including dates and times)
about how to submit your application
electronically, or by mail or hand
delivery, please refer to section IV. 6.
Other Submission Requirements in this
notice.
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We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is not subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
CFR part 79.
5. Funding Restrictions: Applicants
are not required to submit a budget with
their proposal. These are one Full Time
Equivalent (FTE) awards. The Fellow
must work principally on the fellowship
during the year. We define one FTE as
equal to 40 hours per week. The Fellow
cannot receive support through any
other Federal Government grants during
this period.
We reference additional regulations
outlining funding restrictions in the
Applicable Regulations section of this
notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
competition may be submitted
electronically or in paper format by mail
or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
We have been accepting applications
electronically through the Department’s
e-Application system since FY 2000. In
order to expand on those efforts and
comply with the President’s
Management Agenda, we are continuing
to participate as a partner in the new
government wide Grants.gov Apply site
in FY 2005. Research Fellowships—
CFDA Number 84.133F–3 is one of the
programs included in this project.
If you choose to submit your
application electronically, you must use
the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov).
Through this site, you will be able to
download a copy of the application
package, complete it offline, and then
upload and submit your application.
You may not e-mail an electronic copy
of a grant application to us. We request
your participation in Grants.gov.
You may access the electronic grant
application for the Research
Fellowships Program at: https://
www.grants.gov. You must search for
the downloadable application package
for this program by the CFDA number.
Do not include the CFDA number’s
alpha suffix in your search.
Please note the following:
• Your participation in Grants.gov is
voluntary.
• When you enter the Grants.gov site,
you will find information about
submitting an application electronically
through the site, as well as the hours of
operation.
• Applications received by Grants.gov
are time and date stamped. Your
application must be fully uploaded and
submitted with a date/time received by
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the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. We will not
consider your application if it was
received by the Grants.gov system later
than 4:30 p.m. on the application
deadline date. When we retrieve your
application from Grants.gov, we will
notify you if we are rejecting your
application because it was submitted
after 4:30 p.m. on the application
deadline date.
• If you experience technical
difficulties on the application deadline
date and are unable to meet the 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, deadline,
print out your application and follow
the instructions in this notice for the
submission of paper applications by
mail or hand delivery.
• The amount of time it can take to
upload an application will vary
depending on a variety of factors
including the size of the application and
the speed of your Internet connection.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that
you do not wait until the application
deadline date to begin the application
process through Grants.gov.
• You should review and follow the
Education Submission Procedures for
submitting an application through
Grants.gov that are included in the
application package for this competition
to ensure that your application is
submitted timely to the Grants.gov
system.
• To use Grants.gov, you, as the
applicant, must register as an
individual. You do not need to register
in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR).
The steps to register as an individual
are—
(1) Go to the Grants.gov Credential
Provider web page, https://
apply.grants.gov/IndCPRegister. Then
enter the funding opportunity number.
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Note: The funding opportunity number can
be located when you search for this grant
announcement on https://www.grants.gov/
Find.
(2) Fill out the credential information
to obtain a credential username and
password.
(3) Take the credential username and
password and go to the Register with
Grants.gov link to complete the
registration https://apply.grants.gov/
IndGGRegister.
(4) Registration for individuals is
complete, once the Grants.gov
registration step is finished.
• You will not receive additional
point value because you submit your
application in electronic format, nor
will we penalize you if you submit your
application in paper format.
• You may submit all documents
electronically, including all information
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typically included on the Application
for Federal Education Assistance (ED
424), and all necessary assurances and
certifications. Any narrative sections of
your application should be attached as
files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich
text) or .PDF (Portable Document)
format.
• Your electronic application must
comply with any page limit
requirements described in this notice.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive an
automatic acknowledgement from
Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov
tracking number. The Department will
retrieve your application from
Grants.gov and send you a second
confirmation by e-mail that will include
a PR/Award number (an ED-specified
identifying number unique to your
application).
• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on forms at a later
date.
b. Submission of Paper Applications
by Mail.
If you submit your application in
paper format by mail (through the U.S.
Postal Service or a commercial carrier),
you must mail the original and two
copies of your application, on or before
the application deadline date, to the
Department at the applicable following
address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center,
Attention: (CFDA Number 84.133F–
3), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20202–4260. or
By mail through a commercial carrier:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center—Stop
4260, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.133F–3), 7100 Old Landover Road,
Landover, MD 20785–1506.
Regardless of which address you use,
you must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark,
(2) A legible mail receipt with the
date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
Postal Service,
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
receipt from a commercial carrier, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If you mail your application through
the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof
of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
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If your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications
by Hand Delivery.
If you submit your application in
paper format by hand delivery, you (or
a courier service) must deliver the
original and two copies of your
application by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.133F–3), 550 12th
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between 8
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, except Saturdays, Sundays and
Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of
Paper Applications: If you mail or hand
deliver your application to the
Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope
and—if not provided by the
Department—in Item 4 of the
Application for Federal Education
Assistance (ED 424) the CFDA
number—and suffix letter, if any—of the
competition under which you are
submitting your application.
(2) The Application Control Center
will mail a grant application receipt
acknowledgment to you. If you do not
receive the grant application receipt
acknowledgment within 15 business
days from the application deadline date,
you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at
(202) 245–6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: In evaluating an
application for a Fellowship under this
competition, we use the selection
criteria in 34 CFR 356.30 through
356.32. These selection criteria are
listed in the application package for this
competition.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application
is successful, we notify your U.S.
Representative and U.S. Senators and
send you a Grant Award Notification
(GAN). We may also notify you
informally.
If your application is not evaluated or
not selected for funding, we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: We identify
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administrative and national policy
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your
project period you must submit a final
performance report as directed by 34
CFR 356.51.
4. Performance Measures: To evaluate
the overall success of its research
program, NIDRR assesses the quality of
its funded projects through review of
grantee performance and products. Each
year, NIDRR examines a portion of its
grantees to determine the extent to
which grantees are conducting highquality research and related activities
that lead to high quality products.
Performance measures for the Research
Fellowship program include—
• The number of former pre- and
post-doctoral students and fellows who
received research training supported by
NIDRR who are actively engaged in
conducting high-quality research and
demonstration projects; and
• The percentage of NIDRR-supported
fellows, post-doctoral trainees, and
doctoral students who publish results of
NIDRR-sponsored research in refereed
journals.
NIDRR evaluates the overall success
of individual research and development
grants through review of grantee
performance and products. NIDRR uses
information submitted by grantees as
part of their final performance report for
these reviews. Approved final
performance report guidelines require
grantees to submit information
regarding research methods, results,
outputs, and outcomes.
VII. Agency Contact
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donna Nangle, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 6030, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20204. Telephone:
(202) 245–7462 or via Internet:
donna.nangle@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
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request to the program contact person
listed in this section.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document:
You may view this document, as well as
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Format (PDF) on the Internet at the
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Dated: April 20, 2005.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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Notice of Proposed Extension of
Project Period and Waiver for the
Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems
Centers (SCIMS)
National Institute on Disability
and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR),
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education.
SUMMARY: The Secretary proposes to
waive the requirements in Education
Department General Administrative
Regulations (EDGAR), in 34 CFR 75.250
and 75.261(c)(2), respectively, that
generally prohibit project periods
exceeding five years and project period
extensions involving the obligation of
additional Federal funds. This extension
of project period and waiver would
enable the current SCIMS (a total of 16),
which provide assistance to establish
innovative projects for the delivery,
demonstration, and evaluation of
comprehensive medical, vocational, and
other rehabilitation services to meet the
wide range of needs of individuals with
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), to receive
additional Federal funding from
September 1, 2005, until December 1,
2006, a period exceeding the original
project period of five years.
AGENCY:
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We must receive your comments
on or before May 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about
this proposed extension and waiver to
Donna Nangle, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 6030, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20204–2700. If you
prefer to send your comments through
the Internet, use the following address:
donna.nangle@ed.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donna Nangle. Telephone: (202) 245–
7462.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
DATES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Invitation to Comment
We invite you to submit comments
regarding this proposed extension of
project period and waiver.
During and after the comment period,
you may inspect all public comments
about this proposed extension of project
period and waiver in room 6030,
Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street,
SW., Washington, DC, between the
hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., eastern
time, Monday through Friday of each
week except Federal holidays.
Assistance to Individuals With
Disabilities in Reviewing the
Rulemaking Record
On request, we will supply an
appropriate aid, such as a reader or
print magnifier, to an individual with a
disability who needs assistance to
review the comments or other
documents in the public rulemaking
record for this proposed extension of
project period and waiver. If you want
to schedule an appointment for this type
of aid, please contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
NIDRR supports the goals of the
President’s New Freedom Initiative
(NFI) and the National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Long Range Plan (Plan), which are
designed to help improve rehabilitation
services and outcomes for individuals
with disabilities.
Note: The NFI can be accessed on the
Internet at the following site: https://
www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/newfreedom/.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Overview
Information: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research (NIDRR)--Research Fellowships Program; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.133F-3.
Dates: Applications Available: April 25, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 24, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: Only individuals who have training and
experience that indicate a potential for engaging in scientific
research related to the solution of rehabilitation problems of
individuals with disabilities are eligible. The program provides two
categories of Research Fellowships: Merit Fellowships and Distinguished
Fellowships.
(a) To be eligible for a Distinguished Fellowship, an individual
must have seven or more years of research experience in subject areas,
methods, or techniques relevant to rehabilitation research and must
have a doctorate, other terminal degree, or comparable academic
qualifications.
(b) To be eligible for a Merit Fellowship, an individual must have
either advanced professional training or independent study experience
in an area that is directly pertinent to disability and rehabilitation.
In the most recent competitions, recipients of a Merit Fellowship had
research experience at the doctoral level.
Note: Institutions are not eligible to be recipients of Research
Fellowships.
Estimated Available Funds: $500,000.
Maximum Award: Merit Fellowships: $45,000; Distinguished
Fellowships: $55,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 10 for both Merit and Distinguished
Fellowships.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: 12 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Research Fellowships Program
is to build research capacity by providing support to enable highly
qualified individuals, including those who are individuals with
disabilities, to conduct research about the rehabilitation of
individuals with disabilities.
Note: NIDRR supports the goals of President Bush's New Freedom
Initiative (NFI). The NFI can be accessed on the Internet at the
following site: https://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/newfreedom/
The Fellowship program is in concert with NIDRR's 1999-2003 Long-
Range Plan (Plan). The Plan is comprehensive and integrates many issues
relating to disability and rehabilitation research and development
topics. The Plan can be accessed on the Internet at the following site:
https://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/policy.html.
Through the implementation of the Plan, NIDRR seeks to: (1) Improve
the quality and utility of disability and rehabilitation research; (2)
foster an exchange of expertise, information, and training to
facilitate the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the unique
needs of traditionally underserved populations; (3) determine best
strategies and programs to improve rehabilitation outcomes for
underserved populations; (4) identify research gaps; (5) identify
mechanisms of integrating research and practice; and (6) disseminate
findings.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), this priority
is from the regulations for this program (34 CFR part 356).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2005 this priority is an absolute
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that
meet this priority.
This priority is:
Research Fellowships Program Fellows must conduct original research
in an area authorized by section 204 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
as amended. Section 204 authorizes research designed to maximize the
full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent
living, family, support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of
individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most
severe disabilities.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(e).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The provisions in Education Department
General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 77, 82, 84,
and 85; (b) 34 CFR sections 350.51-52; and (c) 34 CFR part 356,
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Fellowships.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $500,000.
Maximum Award: Merit Fellowships: $45,000; Distinguished
Fellowships: $55,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 10 for both Merit and Distinguished
Fellowships.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: 12 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Only individuals who have training and
experience that indicate a potential for engaging in scientific
research related to the solution of rehabilitation problems of
individuals with disabilities are
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eligible. The program provides two categories of Research Fellowships:
Merit Fellowships and Distinguished Fellowships.
(a) To be eligible for a Distinguished Fellowship, an individual
must have seven or more years of research experience in subject areas,
methods, or techniques relevant to rehabilitation research and must
have a doctorate, other terminal degree, or comparable academic
qualifications.
(b) To be eligible for a Merit Fellowship, an individual must have
either advanced professional training or independent study experience
in an area that is directly pertinent to disability and rehabilitation.
In the most recent competitions, recipients of a Merit Fellowship had
research experience at the doctoral level.
Note: Institutions are not eligible to be recipients of
Fellowships.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not involve cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: You may obtain an
application package via Internet or from the ED Publications Center (ED
Pubs). To obtain a copy via Internet use the following address: https://
www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/.
To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write or call the following: ED
Pubs, P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll free): 1-
877-433-7827. FAX: (301) 470-1244. If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free): 1-877-576-7734.
You may also contact ED Pubs at its Web site: www.ed.gov/pubs/
edpubs.html or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this competition as follows: CFDA Number 84.133F.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact
person listed under section VII of this notice.
Applicants submitting a paper application must place their Social
Security Number in Block 2 on the ED 424 form in place of the
D-U-N-S Number. Applicants submitting electronically using Grants.gov
must place their Social Security Number in Block 6 on the SF
424 in place of the Employer Identification Number (EIN).
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this competition. The
application package will provide instructions for completing all
components to be included in either the paper application or
electronically using Grants.gov. Each application must include the
required forms; an abstract; Human Subjects narrative, if applicable;
Part III narrative; resume; and other related materials, if applicable.
Note: Part II, the budget section, is not required for this
program and should not be included.
Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the
application) is where you, the applicant, address the selection
criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must
limit Part III to the equivalent of no more than 24 pages using the
following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
The page limit does not apply to Part I, Application for Federal
Assistance; Part IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page
abstract, the resumes, the bibliography, or the letters of support.
However, you must include all of the narrative in Part III.
We will reject your application if--
You apply these standards and exceed the page limit; or
You apply these standards and exceed the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: April 25, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 24, 2005.
Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov), or in
paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates
and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or by
mail or hand delivery, please refer to section IV. 6. Other Submission
Requirements in this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is not subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
5. Funding Restrictions: Applicants are not required to submit a
budget with their proposal. These are one Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
awards. The Fellow must work principally on the fellowship during the
year. We define one FTE as equal to 40 hours per week. The Fellow
cannot receive support through any other Federal Government grants
during this period.
We reference additional regulations outlining funding restrictions
in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this competition may be submitted electronically or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
We have been accepting applications electronically through the
Department's e-Application system since FY 2000. In order to expand on
those efforts and comply with the President's Management Agenda, we are
continuing to participate as a partner in the new government wide
Grants.gov Apply site in FY 2005. Research Fellowships--CFDA Number
84.133F-3 is one of the programs included in this project.
If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must
use the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov). Through this site, you will
be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it
offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e-
mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. We request your
participation in Grants.gov.
You may access the electronic grant application for the Research
Fellowships Program at: https://www.grants.gov. You must search for the
downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number.
Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search.
Please note the following:
Your participation in Grants.gov is voluntary.
When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find
information about submitting an application electronically through the
site, as well as the hours of operation.
Applications received by Grants.gov are time and date
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted with a
date/time received by
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the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date. We will not consider your application if
it was received by the Grants.gov system later than 4:30 p.m. on the
application deadline date. When we retrieve your application from
Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your application
because it was submitted after 4:30 p.m. on the application deadline
date.
If you experience technical difficulties on the
application deadline date and are unable to meet the 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, deadline, print out your application and follow
the instructions in this notice for the submission of paper
applications by mail or hand delivery.
The amount of time it can take to upload an application
will vary depending on a variety of factors including the size of the
application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline
date to begin the application process through Grants.gov.
You should review and follow the Education Submission
Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are
included in the application package for this competition to ensure that
your application is submitted timely to the Grants.gov system.
To use Grants.gov, you, as the applicant, must register as
an individual. You do not need to register in the Central Contractor
Registry (CCR). The steps to register as an individual are--
(1) Go to the Grants.gov Credential Provider web page, https://
apply.grants.gov/IndCPRegister. Then enter the funding opportunity
number.
Note: The funding opportunity number can be located when you
search for this grant announcement on https://www.grants.gov/Find.
(2) Fill out the credential information to obtain a credential
username and password.
(3) Take the credential username and password and go to the
Register with Grants.gov link to complete the registration https://
apply.grants.gov/IndGGRegister.
(4) Registration for individuals is complete, once the Grants.gov
registration step is finished.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you submit your application in paper format.
You may submit all documents electronically, including all
information typically included on the Application for Federal Education
Assistance (ED 424), and all necessary assurances and certifications.
Any narrative sections of your application should be attached as files
in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text) or .PDF (Portable Document)
format.
Your electronic application must comply with any page
limit requirements described in this notice.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgement from Grants.gov that contains a
Grants.gov tracking number. The Department will retrieve your
application from Grants.gov and send you a second confirmation by e-
mail that will include a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying
number unique to your application).
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
forms at a later date.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you submit your application in paper format by mail (through the
U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), you must mail the
original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable
following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.133F-3), 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260. or
By mail through a commercial carrier: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center--Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.133F-
3), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506.
Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark,
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service,
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.
If you submit your application in paper format by hand delivery,
you (or a courier service) must deliver the original and two copies of
your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date,
to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.133F-
3), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington,
DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays,
Sundays and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail
or hand deliver your application to the Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the
Department--in Item 4 of the Application for Federal Education
Assistance (ED 424) the CFDA number--and suffix letter, if any--of the
competition under which you are submitting your application.
(2) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application
receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant
application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: In evaluating an application for a Fellowship
under this competition, we use the selection criteria in 34 CFR 356.30
through 356.32. These selection criteria are listed in the application
package for this competition.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN). We may also notify you informally.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
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administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your project period you must submit a
final performance report as directed by 34 CFR 356.51.
4. Performance Measures: To evaluate the overall success of its
research program, NIDRR assesses the quality of its funded projects
through review of grantee performance and products. Each year, NIDRR
examines a portion of its grantees to determine the extent to which
grantees are conducting high-quality research and related activities
that lead to high quality products. Performance measures for the
Research Fellowship program include--
The number of former pre- and post-doctoral students and
fellows who received research training supported by NIDRR who are
actively engaged in conducting high-quality research and demonstration
projects; and
The percentage of NIDRR-supported fellows, post-doctoral
trainees, and doctoral students who publish results of NIDRR-sponsored
research in refereed journals.
NIDRR evaluates the overall success of individual research and
development grants through review of grantee performance and products.
NIDRR uses information submitted by grantees as part of their final
performance report for these reviews. Approved final performance report
guidelines require grantees to submit information regarding research
methods, results, outputs, and outcomes.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Nangle, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 6030, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20204. Telephone: (202) 245-7462 or via Internet:
donna.nangle@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this
section.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
nara/.
Dated: April 20, 2005.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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